3/26/2008 2:47 PMWHO DO YOU RUN FOR?
This year, the Colorado Colfax Marathon has nearly 40 charity partners who are getting runners and volunteers to run the marathon and raise money for their causes. It's such an exciting way to get involved in our community!
Anyone who ran last year was inspired by the group of men from the Denver Rescue Miss ...
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3/25/2008 7:57 AMMarathon legend and Olympian Jeff Galloway (he's run in 136 marathons!) talks about the new and improved Colfax Marathon on 9News and his training methods. Go here to watch it.
Jeff's words of wisdom:
- "If you can insert walk breaks from the beginning, you feel great, and you erase fatigue as you go."
- "Colfax is a great marathon. It's energized thousands of people in this community to start and continue a fitness program."
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3/24/2008 12:22 PMDid you know that Colfax Avenue, or Route 40, was "The Gateway to the Rockies" before I-70 was built? Our very own Route 66.
Ever wonder why all the little old motels with their kitschy neon signs line the street? Those motels used to be swanky places to stay when tourists were travelling west. The last stop before the mountains.
Did you know that Colfax Avenue was home to one of the country's first tram lines?
Did you know that Jack Kerouac's novel, "On the Road," was composed in a little apartment off of Colfax?
Did you know National Jewish was a tuberculosis sanitorium, and a big Jewish community flourished in the early part of the century?
Find out even more fascinating tidbits. Check out "Colfax" on CET. (That's Channel 5 on Comcast.)
It's on Thursday and ...
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3/18/2008 4:56 PM Induction Ceremony on May 14, 2008 at the Denver Athletic Club
The Colorado Running Hall of Fame (CRHF) Selection Committee is accepting nominations for 2008 inductees into the Colorado Running Hall of Fame starting today until April 16, 2008.
Colorado has one of the highest concentrations of world and American record holders and Olympic and world championship medal winners. The Colfax Marathon Partnership, Inc. Board of Directors established the CRHF in 2007 to recognize Colorado residents who have achieved national and international recognition on the long-distance running stage.
The first class was inducted in May, 2007 and included former CU distance runner Ted Casteneda; four time Olympian Colleen De Reuck; four time Olympian Lorra ...
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3/17/2008 3:17 PMVia Channel 4 News:
"A group of runners at the 20th annual Runnin' of the Green in downtown Denver Sunday were racing to battle for something more than a record time. The members were trying to overcome homelessness and addiction.
"The group is from the Denver Rescue Mission's New Life Program and the Urban Peak's Up and Running Program. The members were recruited by the Activity Inspired Rehabilitation (AIR) Foundation.
"The runners are taught how to set incremental goals, like going a mile, then two and then five.
"And it really shows out that the guys who stick with the program, that really engage in the process, begin to naturally understand what that means in their everyday life," ...
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3/14/2008Run with a group
Training with a group is a great way to get ready for a marathon.
If you want to check out one of our official trainers, Runner's Edge, they're doing a group run this Saturday, March 15, from the Stapleton Town Center at 7:30 a.m. Contact Coach David if you want to try out a complimentary run.
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3/10/2008 3:03 PM
"People who get high on Denver's Colfax Avenue are usually doing drugs, not running. Nick Sterner and his son Nick Jr. have done both.
"Two years ago, the Sterners called Colfax Avenue home. The main drag through ...
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3/7/2008 1:51 PM
101-year-old Buster Martin is training to become the world's oldest marathon runner when he runs in the London marathon next month. He ran the half marathon last weekend, completing it in just over five hours. (Pimlico Plumbers)
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3/3/2008 2:21 PMIf you have any doubts about your first marathon, take heart. A first timer just won the LA Marathon.
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3/3/2008Every runner dreads it. You're going along fine, when suddenly all the wind goes out of your sails. Your feet feel like they're encased in cement. It's hitting the wall.
"The bane of long-distance runners and endurance athletes, the dreaded wall can derail the best marathon plans. But it's neither inevitable nor insurmountable."
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3/1/2008
If you are a regular runner and could manage a 8 or 9 mile run, you're still in contention for the Colfax Marathon.
If you can run 4-5 miles, you're in good shape for the Half Marathon.
And even if you haven't ever run, you can still train for the 5K leg of the Relay Team!
There are two official training groups for Colfax, and we'll be bringing you information about both of them. One is Runner's Edge, and the other is Denver Galloway.
What's the difference?
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2/29/2008 9:07 AMThe 2008 Colfax Marathon is ready to roll on Sunday, May 18, 2008 with a brand new, screaming fast course. Last year's runners spoke, and we listened.
An anticipated 6,000 runners will compete along Colorado's most colorful street in the full marathon (26.2 miles), the half-marathon (13.1 miles) or a relay team comprised of 5 members.
"We listened to last year's runners and made some significant changes. We've got a brand new, fast course," said Dave Walstr ...
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